Ricardo González Dávila (born May 26, 1972) is a Spanish

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coach who is currently the head coach of the

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. He coached North Korea's men's and

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national basketball teams from September to December 2016. He coached the Chilean women's national basketball team from 2013 to 2015.

Coaching career

In 2016, Dávila was hired as the head coach of La Salle-Olympic. On June 3, 2017, Dávila was hired as the head coach of Skallagrímur of the Úrvalsdeild kvenna. On January 14, Skallagrímur fired Dávila as its head coach. Skallagrímur had lost in the Icelandic Basketball Cup semi-finals two days before and a rift between Dávila and star player

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became public after the game. On January 27, Dávila was hired as a coach to Keflavík's junior basketball teams.

Personal life

Dávila is married to

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, a former professional basketball player and former member of the

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Davila, Ricardo 1972 births Living people Spanish basketball coaches Úrvalsdeild kvenna (basketball) coaches Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Norway Skallagrímur women's basketball coaches Sportspeople from Madrid